Show Your Shares! says World Book Day, as charity’s celebration brings the joy of reading to children wherever they are
From bedrooms, living rooms and kitchens, families across the country will join The Duchess of Cornwall, Dermot O’Leary, Adam Kay, Louise Pentland, MC Grammar and an inspirational crew of authors and illustrators to celebrate World Book Day wherever they are today.
Leading reading and education charities unite with World Book Day to tell the story of reading during lockdown
A year since the UK’s first lockdown, and with schools about to re-open, research collated for World Book Day (Thursday, 4 March) shows that many children and parents embraced reading at the beginning of the pandemic, with huge benefits for their wellbeing and development. However, according to the latest research, one year into the pandemic reading has decreased slightly this year – meaning some children are not experiencing the life-chance improving benefits of reading for pleasure.
Michael Ignatieff will chair the 2021 Cundill History Prize
The historian, author, university professor and former Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada Michael Ignatieff will chair the jury for the 2021 Cundill History Prize.
Tackling lockdown restrictions with ‘vigour, creativity and innovation’ — 48 honoured on regional and country shortlists for Independent Bookshop of the Year Award
The British Book Awards have revealed the regional and country shortlists for the 2021 Independent Bookshop of the Year Award, with this year seeing 48 bookshops from nine regional/country categories competing to be named the country’s best indie retailer for books.